Physics:Schrödinger's cat in popular culture

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This drawing by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, originally published in Analog magazine, illustrates MacIntyre's science-fiction story "Schrödinger's Cat-Sitter". The cat is depicted simultaneously in front of and behind the impossible trident in an optical illusion.

Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment, usually described as a paradox, devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. It illustrates what he saw as absurdities in the views that other physicists had about quantum mechanics (ideas later labeled the Copenhagen interpretation), by applying them not to microscopic objects but to everyday ones. The thought experiment presents a cat that might be alive or dead, depending on an earlier random event. In the course of developing this experiment, he coined the term Verschränkung (entanglement).[1] It was not long before science-fiction writers picked up this evocative concept, often using it in a humorous vein.[2] Works of fiction have employed Schrödinger's thought experiment as plot device and as metaphor, in genres from apocalyptic science fiction to young-adult drama, making the cat more prominent in popular culture than in physics itself.[3][4][5][6]

Schrödinger's cat has been a motive in many science fiction works, and used as a title of a number of them, including Greg Bear's "Schrödinger's Plague" (Analog, 29 March 1982), George Alec Effinger's "Schrödinger's Kitten" (Omni, September 1988), Ursula Le Guin's "Schrödinger's Cat" (in the 1974 anthology Universe 5), F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre's "Schrödinger's Cat-Sitter" (Analog, July/August 2001), Rudy Rucker's "Schrödinger's Cat" (Analog, 30 March 1981), and Robert Anton Wilson's Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy (1988), illustrating various interpretations of quantum physics.[7][8] In addition to novels and short stories, Schrödinger's cat has appeared in film,[9][10][11] poetry[12][13] theatre,[14][15] live-action television,[16] cartoons,[17][18][19] music,[20] and webcomics.[3]

References

  1. ↑ E. Schrödinger, Die gegenwärtige Situation in der Quantenmechanik, Naturwissenschaftern. 23: pp. 807–812; 823–823, 844–849. (1935). English translation: John D. Trimmer, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 124, pp. 323–38 (1980), reprinted in Quantum Theory and Measurement, p. 152 (1983).
  2. ↑ Sam Stall (2007-05-01). 100 Cats Who Changed Civilization. Quirk Books. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-59474-163-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=coXIF8WbEKEC. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crease, Robert P. (2012). "The cat that never dies". Physics World 25 (4): 18–19. doi:10.1088/2058-7058/25/04/27. Bibcode: 2012PhyW...25d..18C. 
  4. ↑ Ryan, Marie-Laure (2011). "Narrative/Science Entanglements: On the Thousand and One Literary Lives of Schrödinger's Cat". Narrative 19 (2): 171–186. ISSN 1063-3685. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41289295. 
  5. ↑ Kravitz, Bennett (2013). "Thoughts on the Anti-Detective in Paul Auster's "New York Trilogy", Adam Ross's "Mister Peanut", and Martha Grimes' "The Old Wine Shades"". Studies in Popular Culture 36 (1): 45–61. ISSN 0888-5753. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23610151. 
  6. ↑ Branzburg, Judith V. (2000-10-31). "Dead cats and live bodies". The Lesbian Review of Books 7 (1): 3. https://www.proquest.com/openview/a751e740ad411cd002452117c93b4322. 
  7. ↑ "SFE: Wilson, Robert Anton". https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilson_robert_anton. 
  8. ↑ "SFE: Thought Experiment". https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/thought_experiment. 
  9. ↑ Goldberg, Matt (2020-04-17). "A Serious Man Ending Explained: The Crucible of American Judaism" (in en-US). https://collider.com/a-serious-man-ending-explained-american-judaism/. 
  10. ↑ Orr, Christopher (2014-09-25). "30 Years of Coens: A Serious Man" (in en). https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/30-years-of-coens-a-serious-man/380732/. 
  11. ↑ Collis, Clark (2014-06-20). "Coherence" (in en). Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/article/2014/06/20/coherence/. Retrieved 2022-12-03. 
  12. ↑ Landsman, Peggy. ""Schrodinger's Cat"". https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/poem-schroedingers-cat/. 
  13. ↑ Robbins, Hollis. ""His Paws Upon The Dish"". Per Contra. http://www.percontra.net/issues/34/poetry/his-paws-upon-the/. 
  14. ↑ "World Premiere Schrodinger's Girlfriend Closes Nov. 18 at San Fran's Magic". Schrodingers Girlfriend. 18 November 2001. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/63363-World-Premiere-Schrodingers-Girlfriend-Closes-Nov-18-at-San-Frans-Magic. 
  15. ↑ "'Girlfriend' runs out of inspiration / Ideas bog down physics comedy". SFGate Review. 5 November 2001. http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Girlfriend-runs-out-of-inspiration-Ideas-bog-2862061.php. 
  16. ↑ Mohan, Geoffrey (2013-08-12). "Google doodle honors physicist Erwin Schrodinger and his cat". https://www.baltimoresun.com/la-sci-sn-schrodinger-cat-20130812-story.html. 
  17. ↑ Gordon Farrer (2006-01-06). "Sum thing to do with maths genius". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/sum-thing-to-do-with-maths-genius/2006/01/05/1136387564868.html. 
  18. ↑ Singh, Simon (October 2014). "Theories of quantum levity". Physics World 27 (10): 80. doi:10.1088/2058-7058/27/10/41. ISSN 0953-8585. Bibcode: 2014PhyW...27j..80S. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-7058/27/10/41. 
  19. ↑ "The Famous Schrodinger's Cat Thought Experiment Gets Brought to Life in an Off-Kilter Animation" (in en-US). 2017-03-24. https://www.openculture.com/2017/03/the-famous-schrodingers-cat-thought-experiment-gets-brought-to-life-in-an-off-kilter-animation.html. 
  20. ↑ "NIGHTMARE シュレーディンガーナイフ 歌詞 - 歌詞探索【歌詞リリ】". https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/lyrics/nightmare/shrodinger-knife/. 



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